King of Sri Lanka (323-33 A.C.), elder son of Goṭhābhaya, the younger being Mahāsena. He slew all the ministers who were disloyal to his father and earned the title of “The Cruel.” He rebuilt the Lohapāsāda to a height of seven storeys and renamed it the Maṇipāsāda, from the costly jewels he offered in it. He also built the Pācīnatissapabbata-vihāra and the Ālambagāma reservoir. Mhv.xxxvi.118 ff; Dpv.xxii.61, 66.